Nothing spells certain interactive fun like singing in a musical...oh, wait.

Not a bad idea. There have been at least twice as many sales for titles in the SingStar series as the sales for the entire Rock Band series across all consoles, and two big reasons are playability (no extra gadgets beyond a microphone) and variety (not mainly rock and metal, but an additional mix of pop, R&B and other genres). I don't see anything wrong with providing consumers with the choice of singing along to songs from musicals. Duets are particularly suited to the genre.

Heck, considering the steady sales of opera, I'm surprised nobody has released commercially an opera game.

OMG I am a huge Andrew Lloyd Webber fan and have been dreaming of a game like this for years!! Whoever they get to make these games better not screw it up.

The only way to pull this off is to market it in a way no other videogame has. I come from a family that is very much into musical theatre, but I personally can't stand it. No one else in my family has any interest in gaming. Putting these two together seems like a marketing rep's nightmare.

The only way to pull this off is to market it in a way no other videogame has. I come from a family that is very much into musical theatre, but I personally can't stand it. No one else in my family has any interest in gaming. Putting these two together seems like a marketing rep's nightmare.

While this obviously isn't for the same market as the shooter crowd, with the success of all the music and karaoke games this seems like it could be viable. Personally, I'd be more interested in a West Side Story beat-em-up.